Here was born the immortalIgnacio de Allende y UnzagaJanuary 20, 1769 - June 26, 1811

Erected by Sociedad de Amigos de San Miguel.

Location. 20° 54.826′ N, 100° 44.64′ W. Marker is in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, in Municipality of Allende. Marker is on Calle Cuna de Allende just south of Calle Correo, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle de Cuna de Allende 3, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato 37700, Mexico.

English translation:
This city has always claimed for its illustrious son, Ignacio Allende, the glory of having been the first promoter of national independence: a constant tradition says so and is corroborated by supporting evidence. The illustrious Miguel Hidalgo says in his statement: "I had several conversations with Ignacio Allende about independence, without any objective on his part and pure conversation...I never thought to seriously consider Independence, unlike Ignacio Allende who was always proposed to act. I was not resolved to take part in the revolutionary movement, until the second time I was invited by Allende.” The General Congress decreed on October 24, 1823 that compensation be given to the heirs of Ignacio Allende as expressed in Article 3 and that be granted in recognition of the extraordinary merit of Ignacio Allende.

The City Council agreed that this inscription be erected on September 16, 1893.

Regarding Birthplace of Ignacio Allende. José Ignacio Allende y Unzaga (b. San Miguel de Allende, 1769 - d. Chihuahua 1811) was one of the leaders and initiators of the independence movement of Mexico. Captain of Spanish militias, he sympathized with the idea of independence. He attended the first secret meetings of the rebellion organized in Querétaro and fought alongside Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in the first stages of the War of Independence. He relieved Hidalgo as the military leader of the insurgents. In Acatita de Baján, Coahuila, he was betrayed and arrested by Ignacio Elizondo, along with Miguel Hidalgo, Abasolo Mariano, Mariano Jiménez and Juan Aldama and taken to the city of Chihuahua where he was tried for insubordination,

English translation:"The Mexican Army gives testimony to the merits of the hero General Ignacio Allende, in the year of the Nation, September 1960."This marker was placed during the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the War of Independence.

was shot and beheaded. His head was displayed on a corner of the Alhóndiga de Granaditos in the city of Guanajuato as a warning to other potential insurgents, where it remained for 10 years. Translated and adapted from Wikipedia

This marker on the building's corner reads: General Ignacio Allende, Iniciador de la Independencia Nacional (English translation: General Ignacio Allende, Originator of National Independence).

By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016

5. Birthplace of Ignacio Allende Marker

The multiple markers can be seen on the facade of the House and Museum of Ignacio Allende.

By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016

6. Main entrance to the birthplace of Ignacio Allende

Over the entryway to Allende's birthplace and museum is the latin inscription, "Hic natus ubique notus," or "Born here, known everywhere."

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2018. This page originally submitted on October 13, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Querétaro, Mexico. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 13, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Querétaro, Mexico.

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